Spangdahlem Air Base
| Spangdahlem Air Base | |||||||
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| Near Bitburg, Rheinland-Pfalz in Germany | |||||||
| Site information | |||||||
| Type | US Air Force base | ||||||
| Owner | German Federal Government (Bundesregierung) | ||||||
| Operator | US Air Force | ||||||
| Controlled by | US Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa | ||||||
| Condition | Operational | ||||||
| Website | https://www.spangdahlem.af.mil/ | ||||||
| Location | |||||||
| Coordinates | 49°58′33″N 006°41′50″E / 49.97583°N 6.69722°E | ||||||
| Area | 519 hectares | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| Built | 1951–1953 | ||||||
| In use | 1952 – present | ||||||
| Garrison information | |||||||
| Current commander | Colonel Kevin Crofton | ||||||
| Garrison | 52nd Fighter Wing | ||||||
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| Airfield information | |||||||
| Identifiers | IATA: SPM, ICAO: ETAD, WMO: 10607 | ||||||
| Elevation | 364.8 metres (1,197 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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| Source: SkyVector Aeronautical Charts | |||||||
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Spangdahlem Air Base (IATA: SPM, ICAO: ETAD, former code EDAD) is a NATO air base with the United States Air Force as a tenant constructed between 1951 and 1953 and located near the small German town of Spangdahlem, approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) north-northeast of the city of Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate.